Gourmet Carmel Apple Dipping

Join us for a night of apple dipping, great conversation, good food, and plenty of laughs!

Tuesday, October 25th

7:00 PM

@ Gail's house

(see your MOPS Newsletter for detailed directions)

MNO LOCATION CHANGE

Ladies,
We will be having cornhole and carry in at Park Chapel, room 200!  Susan decided her sprinklers are broken and it is just too hot!!  This way we have no bugs, no heat, and everyone is happy! 

July 26th, 6:30
Park Chapel
Room 200

Corn hole & Carry In

MNO Cornhole and Carry In

July 26th, 6:30pm
@ Susan's house! 
Bring a dish to share!

We will enjoy some friendly corn hole, and country air!  We hope to see you there!

Summer Playdate

Backyard Playdate!



Wednesday, July 13

9:30 - 11:30 am

at Sarah Beck's house

Join us for sprinklers, sandbox, playing on the swingset, outdoor games and general running around. We'll have snacks for hungry kids and moms alike!

Rain or shine (there will be no rain, but if there is, we'll come inside and do crafts, playdoh and other fun stuff)


Please RSVP on the blog if you plan on coming, so we'll have enough snacks.


Hope to see you there!

Conner Prairie

Join us for Family day at Conner Prairie.

Chera W will be leading us on a tour of Conner Prairie with the hopes of seeing Molly at the Conner Barn!  Molly is one of our favorite MOPPET caregivers! 

Saturday, June 4th

10:00am-?

We will eat lunch at 12:30.  You can pack a lunch or grab something there.  You may leave at any time!

Cost: If we have a group of 10 or more the cost will be ~~$7 ages 2-12;   $10.50 ages 13 & over.  RSVP here to let Chera know how many we can expect!  Bring the whole family and enjoy a day of exploring and fun!!

MNO-El Rodeo

DINNER! at El Rodeo

**TUESDAY, May 24th, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.  **Note this was a typo in the summer calendar!

Ready to get to know your MOPS friends a little better, to enjoy a few laughs & great Mexican food for dinner without having to feed someone else? Join us for a Mom's Only Night at El Rodeo in Greenfield. It is located on Highway 9 in front of Home Depot. As always you can come late, leave early and/or bring a friend. If you have already had supper feel free to join us for just some free chips & salsa.

Look for us in the large room off the main area to the left of the kitchen if you are looking at it. Leave a comment and let us know if you are coming so we know how big of a table to get! Contact Becky W. if you have questions.

Make a Mess Day

Make a Mess Day

Friday, May 20th

10:00am-12:00pm

In the Children's Wing parking lot!

*if it rains, we will be in the gym!

Come make a mess with us!  We will be tie-dying shirts, playing in dirt, blowing bubbles, painting, playing with chalk, and shaving cream!  It's sure to be a good time!   Be sure to bring a white T-shirt for your child to tie-dye!

**MOMS--you will want to bring a change of clothes for the ride home for your little ones!  They will get wet and messy!

Invite a friend to come with you!  All summer activities are open to any mom with kids!  This is a great opportunity to show your friends how much fun we are!

Spring Brunch

Our Spring Brunch is always a wonderful celebration! It will conclude another fun and successful season of MOPS. The morning will also give us a chance to say goodbye and celebrate our graduating moms, Amy B., Denise E., Deanna H., & Amy T.

Here's what you need to know:

* Bring a FOOD DISH to share, and a serving spoon with your name on it, please! (As always, if you are unable to bring food, we want YOU there more than your food!!)

* MOPPETS caregiver appreciation! The teachers LOVE to receive pictures or cards made and hand delivered by your children!

* Book cart items need to be returned and marked off the check out list. If there is a book you would like to borrow for the summer, this can be arranged; simply let Tammy know.

* Register for MOPS of Park Chapel for 2010-2011! Early registration price is $21.95 until May 21, and $23.95 after that. In order to reserve your spot for next year, we must have both completed registration forms and your check payable to Park Chapel MOPS.

BIRTHDAY BAGS

This is such a neat way for moms & Moppets to give to the community! Next meeting, March 2nd, we will be assembling the bags to donate to the Hancock County Food Pantry. Feel free to bring as much as you can or if you don't have any of this stuff on hand please don't fret, WE STILL WANT YOU TO COME TO MOPS without it! What to bring if you are able:

• Cake mixes
• icing
• Cake toppers
• leftover, unused plates, napkins, party hats & favors (YES, we want those three Bob the Builder napkins or two leftover princess plates. We will combine to make sure there is enough in each bag)
• new plates, napkins, etc. (Dollar stores are great places to find some of these)
• Gift Bags
• Any other party supply like candles, streamers, party hats, etc.

 You can also bring a completed bag. Maybe you can shop with your kids, as a family service project, and get everything you need for a child's birthday. What a neat opportunity to talk with your older preschoolers about giving. A complete bag would at minimum have a cake mix & icing. It could also have 8 plates, napkins, party favors, etc. Theme bags are of course fun (Colts, all pink, Thomas the Train, Princess, etc.).

We are also using the time to collect small toys that the pantry can pass out to little ones who may be fussy while their parents shop.  Opened or unopened fast food kids' toys are perfect.

If you have questions don't hesitate to ask Jessica H. or your DGF!

Do you have a past birthday bag story to share?  Post it in the comment section.

DINNER! at El Rodeo

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.

Ready to get to know your MOPS friends a little better, to enjoy a few laughs & great Mexican food for dinner without having to feed someone else?  Join us for a Mom's Only Night at El Rodeo in Greenfield. It is located on Highway 9 in front of Home Depot. As always you can come late, leave early and/or bring a friend.  If you have already had supper feel free to join us for just some free chips & salsa.

Look for us in the large room off the main area to the left of the kitchen if you are looking at it.  Leave a comment and let us know if you are coming so we know how big of a table to get!   Contact Jessica H. if you have questions.

HOME ACCESSORIES SWAP THIS THURSDAY!!

Thursday, February 17, 2011

7 p.m.

Park Chapel in The Gathering Place

(Children’s Wing check-in area)

Q: WHAT IN THE WORLD IS A HOME ACCESSORIES SWAP?

A: So glad you asked! It's a chance for you to bring gently used home accessories, and "swap" them for something "new to you!"


HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:
 -- Bring CLEAN, GENTLY USED home accessories with you the evening of the swap. (They should be items that you could give as a gift, not a “garage sale” type of item.) Please bring at least one item, but feel free to bring more. The more you bring, the better the selection will be for others. If something you bring does not get selected, you may either take it back home with you or leave it to be donated to the WEARhouse thrift store.

-- Some EXAMPLE ITEMS: candles holders, frames, framed pictures, mirrors, serving dishes, decorative pillows, throws, baskets, vases, lamps, décor for a child’s room… pretty much anything you might find in the home section of a store.

-- AS YOU ARRIVE on the 17th, we will display all of the items on tables. We will draw numbers to determine the order in which we will get to select the accessories. For example, if there are 20 of us, we will select one item at a time, numbers 1-20, then go backwards 20-1. (This way, the person that draws number 20 will get to select two items in a row.)

-- There is no simple way to keep track of the value of what you bring compared to the value of the items you will get to take home. We ask that you come with the mindset that you are happy to have cleaned out your house, and you will be happy to leave with something new... regardless of the original value of the item(s) you bring. We really just want this to be a lot of fun! Hope you can join us!

Questions? Contact Marj!
SIGN-UP @ MOPS on Feb. 16th OR COMMENT ON THIS BLOG POST!

CHOCOLATE NIGHT

We are so BUMMED that we had
to cancel MOPS on Wednesday! 
Since we missed seeing you,
join us for a mom's night out
that is sure to be sweet!

Chocolate Night

Wednesday, January 26th

7:00 p.m.

Bring your favorite chocolate dish to share! 

(truffles, cookies, cake, candy, brownie...anything with chocolate in it goes!  When cutting or making or plating, remember, the smaller the portions, the more we can sample!)

It will be at Carrie B's Home
(check out your directory for her info!). 

If the driveway fills, feel free to park on the
road just north of her house. 

And even if chocolate isn't your thing, gasp,

we will have plenty of fellowship, fun and

a few non-chocolate items!

Leave a comment below to let us know who plans on coming! 
 As always if plans change and you didn't sign up,
please feel free to join us!